Benefits and methods of picking leaves of radish

As the saying goes, "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". Radish not only tastes sweet and crisp, but also has good nutrition, and the price is also cheap. it is also known as "little ginseng". It is often eaten with excellent nourishing effect. In rural areas, basic households will plant it, and it is extremely important to pick leaves in the process of radish planting. Let's take a look at the benefits and time of radish leaf picking with Xiaobian.

1. Benefits of picking leaves of radish

After picking leaves, radish can artificially control the transport direction of nutrients, which can promote the transport of nutrients to underground tubers as far as possible, which is conducive to the expansion of radish and the accumulation of organic matter, and can significantly improve the yield and quality. And radish leaf picking can also adjust the plant density, we all know that radish leaves are luxuriant in the later stage, and the plants squeeze together will reduce the field permeability, which is extremely disadvantageous to the growth of underground tubers and easy to induce diseases and insect pests. Therefore, picking leaves in time can reduce the canopy density of crops, promote ventilation and good light between plants, and reduce the occurrence of diseases and insect pests of radish.

2. Time of picking leaves

The time of picking leaves of radish should also be grasped. Too early or too late is not conducive to the growth and development of tubers. Generally speaking, part of the old leaves, yellow leaves and leaves of diseases and insect pests can be removed at the initial stage of tuber expansion. The photosynthetic efficiency of these leaves is not high. Moreover, it will consume certain nutrients, which has less effect on the expansion of underground tubers and can be eliminated in time. In the middle stage of expansion, part of the green leaves can be removed to control the nutrient consumption of aboveground plants, which is beneficial to the expansion of underground tubers. In the later stage of expansion, a large number of stems and leaves can be removed, leaving only a small amount of robust green leaves to maintain the accumulation of trace organic matter in the later stage of stem expansion. In addition, a week before harvest, all the stems and leaves of the radish can be removed in a planned way, which can make the taste of the radish more crisp and sweet.

3. The position of picking leaves.

The leaves of plants are the main places for photosynthesis, so the stems and leaves of radish can not be removed casually. If the leaves are picked improperly, not only can not promote the growth and development of radish roots, but also affect the normal growth of radish plants, resulting in a reduction in production. Radish leaf picking is more fastidious, should follow more old leaves, less new leaves; more lower leaves, less upper leaves; more diseased leaves, less healthy leaves. In addition, picking leaves should not be too much, and enough leaves should be left to meet the synthesis of nutrients in photosynthesis, which is beneficial to the accumulation of organic matter in tubers.

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